State Recruiting
2018 Illinois High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Illinois prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 94
- Committed Programs
- 36
- Blue-Chips
- 6
Destination programs
- Northern Illinois14 recruits
- 11 recruits
- Illinois6 recruits
- Northwestern6 recruits
- Western Michigan6 recruits
Illinois recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Ford Carterville | TE | Georgia | 4★ | 0.975 |
| 2 | Quincy Patterson Solorio Academy | DUAL | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.905 |
| 3 | Devin O'Rourke Lincoln-Way East | SDE | Northwestern | 4★ | 0.901 |
| 4 | Jack Sanborn Lake Zurich | ILB | Wisconsin | 4★ | 0.895 |
| 5 | Verdis Brown IMG Academy | OC | Illinois | 4★ | 0.894 |
| 6 | Micah Jones Warren Township | WR | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.890 |
| 7 | Jamaal Teague Marist | DT | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.880 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Jenkins Prairie Ridge | OG | Iowa | 3★ | 0.879 |
| 9 | Bryce Effner Metea Valley | OT | Penn State | 3★ | 0.871 |
| 10 | Mike O'Laughlin Fenwick | TE | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.869 |
| 11 | Wyatt Blake Crystal Lake Central | OG | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.868 |
| 12 | Noah Shannon Oswego | DT | Iowa | 3★ | 0.868 |
| 13 | Greg Newsome IMG Academy | CB | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.867 |
| 14 | Ben Bryant Lyons Township | PRO | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.864 |
| 15 | Coran Taylor Peoria | DUAL | Illinois | 3★ | 0.858 |
| 16 | Dashaun Mallory Bolingbrook | DT | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.858 |
| 17 | Charles Robinson Waubonsie Valley | TE | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.858 |
| 18 | Hunter Woodard Tuscola | OT | Oklahoma State | 3★ | 0.857 |
| 19 | Jaylan Alexander Hoffman Estates | ILB | Purdue | 3★ | 0.855 |
| 20 | Tyrik Henderson Glenbard North | CB | 3★ | 0.855 | |
| 21 | Jordyn Slaughter Althoff Catholic | OT | Illinois | 3★ | 0.854 |
| 22 | Isaiah Lee Nazareth Academy | DT | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.854 |
| 23 | Nick Marozas Brother Rice | OT | Indiana | 3★ | 0.851 |
| 24 | Gavin McCabe Marist | SDE | Indiana | 3★ | 0.851 |
| 25 | Keonta Nixon Lake Park | WR | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.850 |
| 26 | Julian Pearl Danville | OT | Illinois | 3★ | 0.847 |
| 27 | Alec Pierce Glenbard West | WR | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.847 |
| 28 | Samson Evans Prairie Ridge | ATH | Iowa | 3★ | 0.845 |
| 29 | Mariano Sori-Marin Providence Catholic | ILB | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.844 |
| 30 | Jack Sullivan Plainfield East | SDE | Purdue | 3★ | 0.844 |
| 31 | Charlie Mangieri Dunlap | ATH | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.844 |
| 32 | I'Shawn Stewart Bolingbrook | ATH | Oregon State | 3★ | 0.843 |
| 33 | Brian Kaiser New Trier | TE | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.843 |
| 34 | Marques Cox Peoria | OT | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.842 |
| 35 | Charles Schmidt Libertyville | OG | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.841 |
| 36 | Terrance Taylor Phillips Academy | OLB | Toledo | 3★ | 0.840 |
| 37 | Matt Bjorson Hinsdale Central | TE | Indiana | 3★ | 0.839 |
| 38 | Turon Ivy Jr. Marist | TE | Indiana | 3★ | 0.838 |
| 39 | Jeremy Cooper Mount Carmel | OG | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.834 |
| 40 | Justin Hall Homewood-Flossmoor | APB | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.833 |
| 41 | Joseph Bonds De La Salle Institute | OLB | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 42 | Jayshon Jackson Simeon | WR | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 43 | Derric Lee Waubonsie Valley | CB | 3★ | 0.830 | |
| 44 | Zaire Barnes Carmel Catholic | ATH | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.829 |
| 45 | Mike DeHaan Victor J Andrew | WDE | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.825 |
| 46 | Antwain Walker Oswego East | CB | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.823 |
| 47 | Amir Brummett MacArthur | ATH | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 48 | Jyran Mitchell Rich Township | DUAL | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 49 | Jayden Reed Metea Valley | WR | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 50 | Mario Wright Homewood-Flossmoor | ILB | Western Kentucky | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 51 | Byron Perkins De La Salle Institute | CB | Purdue | 3★ | 0.819 |
| 52 | Nick Mihalic Niles North | P | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.817 |
| 53 | Perrion Winfrey Lake Park | DT | 3★ | 0.810 | |
| 54 | Eric Rooks The Taft School | WR | Hawai'i | 3★ | 0.806 |
| 55 | Will McCabe William Fremd | SDE | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.805 |
| 56 | Caleb Griffin Danville | K | Illinois | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 57 | Jarrell Anderson East St. Louis | APB | 3★ | 0.800 | |
| 58 | Eric Mooney Huntley | ATH | 2460 | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 59 | Camron Donatlan West Aurora | WR | Wyoming | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 60 | Tremayne Lee Sacred Heart Griffin | APB | 79 | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 61 | Leon Payne Simeon | WR | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.795 |
| 62 | John Richardson Brother Rice | K | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.794 |
| 63 | Marcellus Johnson Normal Community | OT | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.790 |
| 64 | Nick Calcagno Naperville North | WR | 2★ | 0.790 | |
| 65 | Jeffrey Jones Jr. O'Fallon HS | TE | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.790 |
| 66 | Austin Glazier Fenwick | OG | 2230 | 2★ | 0.790 |
| 67 | Jackson Marcotte Mount Carmel | TE | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.790 |
| 68 | Beau Branyan St Teresa | OT | 79 | 2★ | 0.790 |
| 69 | Cortez Hogans Palatine | OLB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.785 |
| 70 | Matthew Stuckey Rich Township | S | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.785 |
| 71 | Nolan Eike Batavia | OT | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.780 |
| 72 | Ryan Selig Lakes Community | OLB | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.780 |
| 73 | Charlie Gross Loyola Academy | OT | 2230 | 2★ | 0.780 |
| 74 | Fotis Kokosioulis Maine South | APB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.779 |
| 75 | Queneil Morrison Phillips Academy | DT | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.779 |
| 76 | Jeffrey Griffin Homewood-Flossmoor | DT | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.774 |
| 77 | Trevon Hall Hoffman Estates | S | 2★ | 0.770 | |
| 78 | Craig Elmore Phillips Academy | RB | Kent State | 2★ | 0.770 |
| 79 | Drake Davis Naperville North | DUAL | Illinois | 2★ | 0.770 |
| 80 | Justin Strong Althoff Catholic | S | 79 | 2★ | 0.760 |
| 81 | Jimmy Wormsley Harry D Jacobs | OC | 79 | 2★ | 0.760 |
| 82 | Christian Perez East St. Louis | DUAL | Louisville | 2★ | 0.755 |
| 83 | Marquis Burks Curie Metropolitan | SDE | 2★ | 0.750 | |
| 84 | Jayvon Blissett Hoffman Estates | WR | 2198 | 2★ | 0.750 |
| 85 | Brendan Cook Libertyville | WDE | North Dakota State | 2★ | 0.750 |
| 86 | Peter Bussone Normal Community | OG | 2287 | 2★ | 0.740 |
| 87 | Charlie O'Connor Lyons Township | OG | Indiana | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 88 | Nick Boehm De La Salle Institute | OG | 2★ | 0.700 | |
| 89 | Terrion Williams East St. Louis | OLB | 2★ | 0.700 | |
| 90 | Delonte Harrell Marist | RB | 2★ | 0.700 | |
| 91 | Geno Hess Peoria | RB | 2★ | 0.700 | |
| 92 | Kyle Neputy Amos Alonzo Stagg | PRO | 172 | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 93 | Destin Talbert Hinsdale South | WR | North Dakota State | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 94 | Arthur Veal Brother Rice | WR | Louisville | 2★ | 0.700 |